The Chip Insider®– Future Proofing Tools:
the story of the 93K

Summary:

Future Proofing Tools at the design phase lock in value while keeping customers coming back. A great example of how to do this comes as July 1st marks Advantest’s 70th anniversary and 2024 marks the 25th anniversary of the 93000... The majority are still in operation. You can go to test floors around the world and see all four logos: HP, Agilent, Verigy, and Advantest alongside the number 93000…it’s because the V93000 was futureproofed from the start by visionary engineers who saw what needed to be done. More importantly, future futureproofing is of great value to customers, who have kept buying because of it. Here’s the story of how they did it.

Maxim: Cost is important... Value is decisive. – G. Dan Hutcheson

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